Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC): Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) was 13.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), 1991–2025
Source: ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) stood at 13.3%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) peaked at 13.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.3%, in 1993.
Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 11.4% | — |
| 1992 | 11.3% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 11.3% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 11.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 11.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 11.5% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 11.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 12.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 12.1% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 12.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 13.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 13.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 13.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 13.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 13.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 13.1% | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 13.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.4% | 11.3% | 11.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.5% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 12.3% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.1% | 12.9% | 13.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
More work & labour data for Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 53.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 67.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 45.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 49.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.5% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 81.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 59.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 13.3% in 2025, according to ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest employment in industry, male (% of male employment) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest employment in industry, male (% of male employment) recorded in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.3% in 1993.
- How does Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) rank for employment in industry, male (% of male employment)?
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) ranks 45th out of 47 groups with data for 2025.
- Is employment in industry, male (% of male employment) rising or falling in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) data come from?
- The figures come from ILO Modelled Estimates database (ILOEST), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Employment in industry, male (% of male employment) (modeled ILO estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employment is defined as persons of working age who were engaged in any activity to produce goods or provide services for pay or profit, whether at work during the reference period or not at work due to temporary absence from a job, or to working-time arrangement. The industry sector consists of mining and quarrying, manufacturing, construction, and public utilities (electricity, gas, and water), in accordance with divisions 2-5 (ISIC 2) or categories C-F (ISIC 3) or categories B-F (ISIC 4).